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COOKING TIPS
Continued cooking
• In general, allow dishes to stand covered for 3 to 10 minutes
after removing them from the microwave. The dishes
continue to cook. Don't cover dishes with a dry crust, such
as cake.
Freezing
• When freezing food you should take defrosting in the
microwave into account, by not using aluminium foil or trays
and by freezing in flat portions.
Cooking vegetables
• If possible, always use fresh vegetables. If vegetables have
become a little limp because they've been left for too long, you
can place them in cold water for a while so that they absorb
moisture.
• Use a large dish to cook vegetables, so that the layer covering
the dish base is not too thick.
• Don't add any more water to vegetables than that remaining
after rinsing.
• Always cover the dish with a lid or microwave film.
• Do not add salt. The salts present naturally in the vegetables
should give sufficient flavour. If you still wish to add salt, you
can do this after cooking.
• Cook vegetables for the shortest time possible. Take into
account the fact that the vegetables will continue to cook.
• Check with a satay stick or fork whether the vegetables are
ready.
Cooking fish
• Fish needs to cook evenly. For thin fish, oily fish or small
portions set the power to 30%. In other cases you can set the
power somewhat higher. Take continued cooking into account.
Fish is ready when it becomes opaque.
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